Editing Mordecai Richler (section)

==Reception==

Many critics distinguished Richler the author from Richler the polemicist. Richler frequently said his goal was to be an honest witness to his time and place, and to write at least one book that would be read after his death. His work was championed by journalists [[Robert Fulford (journalist)|Robert Fulford]] and [[Peter Gzowski]], among others. Admirers praised Richler for daring to tell uncomfortable truths; [[Michael Posner (journalist)|Michael Posner]]'s oral biography of Richler is titled ''The Last Honest Man'' (2004).

Critics cited his repeated themes, including incorporating elements of his journalism into later novels.<ref name="robertfulford.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.robertfulford.com/MordecaiRichler.html |title=Mordecai Richler: an obituary tribute by Robert Fulford |publisher=Robertfulford.com |date=July 4, 2001 |access-date=August 20, 2011}}</ref> Richler's ambivalent attitude toward Montreal's Jewish community was captured in ''Mordecai and Me'' (2003), a book by [[Joel Yanofsky]].

''The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' was made into a film, and performed on stage in several live theatre productions in Canada and the United States.